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From: Ron(UK) on 20 Sep 2008 05:51 Eeyore wrote: > > William Black wrote: > >> "Eeyore" wrote >>> "Ron(UK)" wrote: >>>> www.locoworks.com wrote: >>>> >>>>> There is a story about two automotive engineers having the eternal >>>>> discussion about boot and bonnet versus trunk and hood when the >>>>> American engineer says, "It should be hood and trunk. After all, we >>>>> invented the autombile," to which the English engineer replies, "Yes, >>>>> but we invented the language." >>>> Erm... just when was it that an American invented the Automobile? >>> Sometime after a German chappie IIRC. >> We're not mentioning Hero of Alexandria here. >> >> The idea that a Greek invented the motor car is one people tend to reject... > > Well there was a Cornishman ? who invented a steam car of sorts. Newcomen > probably. Or was it the other chap whose name eludes me. Trevithick, tho it depends on your definition of Automobile. Ron
From: Ron(UK) on 20 Sep 2008 05:52 Eeyore wrote: > > "www.locoworks.com" wrote: > >> Eeyore wrote: >>> William Black wrote: >>>> "Eeyore" wrote >>>>> "Ron(UK)" wrote: >>>>>> www.locoworks.comwrote: >>>>>>> There is a story about two automotive engineers having the eternal >>>>>>> discussion about boot and bonnet versus trunk and hood when the >>>>>>> American engineer says, "It should be hood and trunk. �After all, we >>>>>>> invented the autombile," to which the English engineer replies, "Yes, >>>>>>> but we invented the language." >>>>>> Erm... �just when was it that an American invented the Automobile? >>>>> Sometime after a German chappie IIRC. >>>> We're not mentioning Hero of Alexandria here. >>>> The idea that a Greek invented the motor car is one people tend to reject... >>> Well there was a Cornishman ? who invented a steam car of sorts. Newcomen >>> probably. Or was it the other chap whose name eludes me. >> Everybody knows that Henry Ford invented the automibile, just like >> they know that Sony invented the video tape recorder. > > So who invented the CD ? ;~) That was alien technology reverse engineered from the Roswell crash - Greys need something to pass the long hours spent in intergalactic travel Ron
From: Eeyore on 20 Sep 2008 07:00 "www.locoworks.com" wrote: > Eeyore wrote: > > "www.locoworks.com" wrote: > > > Eeyore wrote: > > > > William Black wrote: > > > > > "Eeyore" wrote > > > > > > "Ron(UK)" wrote: > > > > > >>www.locoworks.comwrote: > > > > > > > >> > There is a story about two automotive engineers having the eternal > > > > > >> > discussion about boot and bonnet versus trunk and hood when the > > > > > >> > American engineer says, "It should be hood and trunk. After all, we > > > > > >> > invented the autombile," to which the English engineer replies, "Yes, > > > > > >> > but we invented the language." > > > > > > > >> Erm... just when was it that an American invented the Automobile? > > > > > > > > Sometime after a German chappie IIRC. > > > > > > > We're not mentioning Hero of Alexandria here. > > > > > > > The idea that a Greek invented the motor car is one people tend to reject... > > > > > > Well there was a Cornishman ? who invented a steam car of sorts. Newcomen > > > > probably. Or was it the other chap whose name eludes me. > > > > > Everybody knows that Henry Ford invented the automibile, just like > > > they know that Sony invented the video tape recorder. > > > > So who invented the CD ? ;~) > > > Al Gore? Quite likely actually. :-) Graham
From: Eeyore on 20 Sep 2008 07:02
"Ron(UK)" wrote: > Eeyore wrote: > > William Black wrote: > >> "Eeyore" wrote > >>> "Ron(UK)" wrote: > >>>> www.locoworks.com wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> There is a story about two automotive engineers having the eternal > >>>>> discussion about boot and bonnet versus trunk and hood when the > >>>>> American engineer says, "It should be hood and trunk. After all, we > >>>>> invented the autombile," to which the English engineer replies, "Yes, > >>>>> but we invented the language." > >>>> Erm... just when was it that an American invented the Automobile? > >>> Sometime after a German chappie IIRC. > >> We're not mentioning Hero of Alexandria here. > >> > >> The idea that a Greek invented the motor car is one people tend to reject... > > > > Well there was a Cornishman ? who invented a steam car of sorts. Newcomen > > probably. Or was it the other chap whose name eludes me. > > Trevithick, tho it depends on your definition of Automobile. Ah yes, that rings a bell. Well they managed to crash it by driving it off the road and then allegedly all went and got drunk so I think it must be one. Graham |